2015 IOMTT: John McGuinness wins Senior TT

John McGuinness is something else entirely! And we’re right pleased about that too. The Morecambe Missile has gone and notched his 23rd win at the Isle of Man, emerging victorious in a thrilling Senior TT. McGuinness clocked speeds of well over 132mph, and kept a hard charging James Hillier at bay to win the most gruelling road race there is. Finishing third was Ian Hutchinson.

Along the way to victory McGuinness smashed the outright TT lap record, clocking 132.701mph. He also equalled Mike Hailwood’s record of seven Senior TT wins.

When the Senior TT kicked off, though, it wasn’t McGuinness who was at the head of the pack. In fact he was trying hard to keep up with the rest, until the race was red flagged after James Hamilton’s crash. Once the race was restarted, though, it was good old John running …